Get A Knife Between Your Teeth

You thought they would see your point of view
If you put it to them nicely
You stated your case and you bowed to them on the way out

But nothing was ever done
Cause you've got no knife between your teeth

They never see your point of view
You get nothing unless you grab it
If you smile politely all your life no one will ever thank you for it

But nothing was ever done
Cause you've got no knife between your teeth

But nothing was ever done
Cause you've got no knife between your teeth

Raise your voice and raise your fist
Troublemakers your time is coming
You have the planet at your feet
You can kick the whole world forward

When you want to get something done
You must get a knife between your teeth

When you want to get something done
You must get a knife between your teeth

notes:

Malcolm:

The title comes from anti-Bolshevik propaganda. The Bolsheviks were represented by their opponent as rabid barbarians with a knife between their teeth. You can see an example of this propaganda on the cover of our compilation album, That's all very well but. This was an attempt at a dancey number, but I'm not sure it came off. At the time we also recorded a song that sounded like Rick Astley, but it never got released.

Released as the band's final single in March 1990.

found on: Banking, Violence and the Inner Life Today

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